"He will bring back the memory of many talents which we knew during the golden age."
El Pais - Montevideo, Uruguay
José Ramón Méndez - piano
Hailed as "...the Spanish pianist of his generation" by Hoja del Lunes-Madrid, José Ramón Méndez is one of the most exciting young artists on the concert scene today. He has won top prizes in several international competitions including Pilar Bayona International Piano Competition, Hilton Head Island International Piano Competition, Hermanos Guerrero International Piano Competition, Frédéric Chopin Piano Competition in New York. He has performed in numerous music festivals which have including Caramoor, Barge Music Series, Festival Internacional de Piano de las Islas Canarias, Quincena Musical de San Sebastian and the Santander International Music Festival and has been a soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic, Moscow Virtuosi, the Television and Radio Orchestra of Spain, the Banda Sinfonica de Madrid, Orchestra Sinfonica de Asturias, the New Millenium Orchestra, and Manhattan Virtuosi. As a collaborative artist he has performed with such distinguished artists as Karl Leister, Itzhak Perlman, Michael Tree and Pinchas Zukerman.
Mr. Méndez received his B.M., M.M. Professional Studies Certificate and D.M.A. from Manhattan School of Music after already earning the highest degree, \"Superior Professor de Piano\" in his native Spain. His major teachers have been Miyoko Nakaya Lotto, Byron Janis, Solomon Mikowsky Jesus Gonzalez, Agustin Fuster and his father Ramón Méndez, his first teacher. He has also profited from the advices of Joaquin Achucarro, Dmitri Bashkirov, Janina Fialkowska, Eugene Istomin, Vitaly Margulis, Lev Naumov, Menahem Pressler, Piere Reach, András Schiff and especially Krystian Zimerman.
He is on the faculty of the University of Austin, Texas and former the assistant to Miyoko Nakaya Lotto at Manhattan School of Music and at the Itzhak Perlman Summer Music Program. He has also been a guest professor at the Truan Music School and has taught several master classes at the Lugo Conservatory in Spain. Upcoming concerts include solo performances and recitals in Europe and the United States.